King’s short story wins contest and publication

Patricia King, adjunct assistant professor English, won the Kore Press 2011 Short Fiction Award for her short story “The Death of Carrie Bradshaw.” Kore Press, a publishing company geared toward works by women of diversity, will publish her story as a chapbook in fall 2011.

Out of more than 300 submitted manuscripts, King’s story was selected the winner by contest judge, teacher and award-winning author Antonya Nelson. She noted, “‘The Death of Carrie Bradshaw’ is a story full of humor, insight, an act of god, and a great cast of major and minor characters. A rarity in short fiction, it manages to feel uplifting at closure without one unearned moment. A treat.” King’s short story has previously received recognition as a finalist and honorable mention in various contests.